Interactive vehicle information map

A computer-implemented method of accessing one or more electronic data sources in response to input from a user provided in an interactive user interface in order to determine vehicle-related data items and interactively update the interactive user interface, the computer-implements method comprising:

• under control of a computing system configured with specific computer executable instructions,
• generating user interface data useable for rendering an interactive user interface, the interactive user interface including an interactive map;
• transmitting the user interface data to an electronic display such that the interactive user interface is displayed on the electronic display;
• receiving an input from a user via the interactive user interface, the input including at least an indication of a geographic area of interest and a partial vehicle description including at least a partial license plate number, the indication of the geographic area of interest provided via a selection on the interactive map;
• identifying, from one or more electronic data sources, a plurality of vehicle-related data items satisfying the partial vehicle description including the partial license plate number, each of the identified vehicle-related data items associated with a full license plate number and at least one license plate image, each of the identified vehicle-related data items obtained within the indicated geographic area of interest;
• organizing the plurality of identified vehicle-related data items into a plurality of groups each corresponding to a unique vehicle, wherein each of at least two of the groups includes a plurality of identified vehicle-related data items associated with a same full license plate number;
• for each of the one or more groups corresponding to respective unique vehicles, and based on the respective associated vehicle-related data items:
• selecting a preferred license plate image of the at least one license plate image associated with the vehicle by at least:
• selecting, from the at least one license plate image, a first subset of license plate images having been obtained within a preferred time period;
• further selecting, from the previously selected first subset of license plate images, a second subset of license plate images having been obtained during a preferred time of day;
• and
• designating, from the previously selected second subset of license plate images, the preferred license plate image, the preferred license plate image of the second subset having been obtained by a preferred type of camera;
• and
• identifying, from the one or more electronic data sources, one or more individuals associated with the unique vehicle;
• and
• updating the user interface data such that the interactive user interface includes, for each of the one or more groups corresponding to respective unique vehicles:
• indications on the interactive map of geographical locations associated with each of the identified vehicle-related data items;
• indications of the respective unique vehicles and associated preferred license plate image;
• and
• a selectable user interface element configured to, in response to a selection input from the user, provide, via the interactive user interface, indications of the one or more identified individuals and information related to the one or more identified individuals.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions configured for execution by one or more hardware processors of a computer system to cause the computer system to:

• generate user interface data useable for rendering an interactive user interface, the interactive user interface including an interactive map;
• transmit the user interface data to an electronic display such that the interactive user interface is displayed on the electronic display;
• receive an input from a user via the interactive user interface, the input including at least an indication of a geographic area of interest and a partial vehicle description including at least a partial license plate number, the indication of the geographic area of interest provided via a selection on the interactive map;
• identify, from one or more electronic data sources, a plurality of vehicle-related data items satisfying the partial vehicle description including the partial license plate number, each of the identified vehicle-related data items associated with a full license plate number and at least one license plate image, each of the identified vehicle-related data items obtained within the indicated geographic area of interest;
• organize the plurality of identified vehicle-related data items into a plurality of groups each corresponding to a unique vehicle, wherein each of at least two of the groups includes a plurality of identified vehicle-related data items associated with a same full license plate number;
• for each of the one or more groups corresponding to respective unique vehicles, and based on the respective associated vehicle-related data items:
• select a preferred license plate image of the at least one license plate image associated with the vehicle by at least:
• selecting, from the at least one license plate image, a first subset of license plate images having been obtained within a preferred time period;
• further selecting, from the previously selected first subset of license plate images, a second subset of license plate images having been obtained during a preferred time of day;
• and
• designating, from the previously selected second subset of license plate images, the preferred license plate image, the preferred license plate image of the second subset having been obtained by a preferred type of camera;
• and
• identify, from the one or more electronic data sources, one or more individuals associated with the unique vehicle;
• and
• update the user interface data such that the interactive user interface includes, for each of the one or more groups corresponding to respective unique vehicles:
• indications on the interactive map of geographical locations associated with each of the identified vehicle-related data items;
• indications of the respective unique vehicles and associated preferred license plate image;
• and
• a selectable user interface element configured to, in response to a selection input from the user, provide, via the interactive user interface, indications of the one or more identified individuals and information related to the one or more identified individuals.